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Making Joyful Noise
Beloved Friends- the words below are from an article I wrote over 15 years ago when I was still a fairly new priest. As I read them today in the context of our worship life together at Trinity, they make me smile even more and strengthen my conviction. We have a...
Treasures on a Budget (by Carol Ramstadt, Next To New Volunteer)
I have been volunteering at Next To New for over 30 years and have seen and experienced so much! I worshipped at Trinity and volunteered at Next To New once a month…
Stand still, Pay attention
Beloved Friends, This Sunday we will gather once again to share a meal at 9:00am opening our doors wide to our extended community and then continue with our worship service at 10:00. This year we are trying something new- we got such positive feedback when we set up...
Pleasant, Affordable and Friendly (by Su Elliot, Next To New Volunteer)
[ The next few weeks will highlight the wonderful volunteers down at Next To New thrift shop, one of Trinity’s 2019 Ministry Partners. Next To New, located in the lower-level of Trinity, has been serving the local community offering low-priced, high-quality new...
Remembering Immeasurable Gifts
Beloved Friends- This coming Monday we will be observing “Martin Luther King Jr. Day.” Since 1986 our country has used this third Monday in January to celebrate and remember the immeasurable gifts of Martin Luther King Jr. and his tireless work as a nonviolent...
Everyone Has Something to Offer (by Mary Wabeke, Next To New Volunteer & Trinity Member)
[ The next few weeks will highlight the wonderful volunteers down at Next To New thrift shop, one of Trinity’s 2019 Ministry Partners. Next To New, located in the lower-level of Trinity, has been serving the local community offering low-priced, high-quality new...
Hands-on Community (by Sue Smitley, Trinity Member and Next To New Volunteer)
[ The next 5 weeks will highlight the wonderful volunteers down at Next To New thrift shop, one of Trinity’s 2019 Ministry Partners. Next To New, located in the lower-level of Trinity, has been serving the local community offering low-priced, high-quality new or...
Loving Our Neighbors as Ourselves
Beloved Friends- Happy New Year! I pray as we say goodbye to 2019 and welcome 2020, we do so able to let go of all that was with gentleness and look forward to all that is yet to be with hope-filled expectation. This year, rather than focus on New Year’s resolutions,...
Christmas Eve Music and Message from Trinity
Keeping Christmas
Merry Christmas dear ones. I hope you have had a wonderful few days since we came together to celebrate the Feast of the Nativity at Trinity and around the world. I shared a portion of this wonderful piece below in one of my sermons and thought it might be nice to...
Memorizing Your Hands
Beloved Friends- This Sunday will mark the fourth and final Sunday of Advent, moving us ever so much closer to the Feast of the Nativity in a few short days. We will even hear these words from the gospel according to Matthew: Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took...
From Shopper to Volunteer (by Nancy Froehlich, Next To New Volunteer)
[ The next 6 weeks will highlight the wonderful volunteers down at Next To New thrift shop, one of Trinity’s 2019 Ministry Partners. Next To New, located in the lower-level of Trinity, has been serving the local community offering low-priced, high-quality new or...
Church Life Snapshot
The Episcopal Diocese of Ohio publishes a quarterly magazine, Church Life, showcasing the collaborative work, stories about individuals, mission projects, and youth events taking place in our Diocese. Each edition of Church Life features a "Snapshot" section...
Reflections from the 203rd Ohio Diocesan Convention (by Fritz Hany, Trinity Member)
“This morning, I want to talk about politics.” Yes. These were the exact first words spoken by The Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, Jr., XI Bishop of Ohio in his annual Convention Address. My brother and I were raised, or more accurately, clearly instructed by our most...
Meeting the Divine Halfway
Beloved friends - Advent Greetings! We are now turning the corner on our journey through this short and holy season of waiting and watching and wondering. I have heard many share their love for these few sacred weeks leading us towards the Feast of the Nativity...
2019 ERD Christmas Appeal
Beloved Friends, I write to you today with an appeal to consider...
Coming Home
I think Advent is indeed a kind of homecoming.
As we continue this journey together at Trinity, I find myself welcoming a new way of walking in the world, a new way of coming home. It is a way that feels a bit more spiritually authentic and vulnerable and real…
Next To New Sunday Donation Collection
Next To New is so grateful for the outrageously kind and thoughtful generosity of our membership on Sundays! We are making our best efforts to guarantee that all donations brought to church on Sundays make it to the thrift shop so that we can help serve the local...